z/VM Council
Last Updated: 14 August 2020
What is the z/VM Council?
The IBM z/VM Council consists of z/VM engineers, designers, customers, and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). The mission of the Council is to collaborate on topics related to the z/VM Hypervisor. Activities will include: user research, new project introduction, Sponsor User recruitment, client playbacks, project proposal definition and prioritization. The z/VM Council meets approximately once per month via telephone and web conferencing. Further collaboration is done through the IBM z/VM Council Community (membership required) web site.Membership requirements
The IBM z/VM Council is open to any z/VM client or ISV with a signed IBM Z Feedback Program Agreement (FPA). If for whatever reason the FPA does not work for your company's needs a custom FPA can be created to address the concerns.A customized Feedback Program Agreement will also be needed if your company is headquartered in Croatia, Germany, Italy, Philippines, Romania, or Vietnam. Please contact Kerry Wilson - kerryw@us.ibm.com to start this process.
There is no cost associated with the z/VM Council or being a Sponsor User.
Expectations
- Participate regularly and actively
- Become a Sponsor User for at least one project per year and participate in the associated playbacks:
- Learn more about the z/VM Sponsor User program
- See the z/VM Continuous Delivery page for current Sponsor User opportunities
- Prioritize project proposals
- Complete any assignments from the z/VM Council
Join the z/VM Council
- Identify colleagues who will participate and ensure they have IBM IDs
- Send email to Kerry Wilson - kerryw@us.ibm.com:
- Include company name
- Include names and emails of all participants
- Kerry will verify your company has the FPA in place or will provide more information on how to get it signed
- If the FPA is in place, you and your colleagues will need to fill out the Areas of Interest form. Make sure to select: "z/VM, Linux on zSystems, Z/VSE, KVM on Z Systems" under "Operating systems and application software"
- Once the Areas Interest form is submitted, you will be added to the z/VM Council Community and receive invites for future meetings
Join the z/VM Council Community
The z/VM Council Community is a web site used by z/VM Council members to collaborate on z/VM related topics. You must be a member of the z/VM Council in order to have access to the Community. If you are already a member of the z/VM Council, see the instructions below on how to gain access to the z/VM Council Community:- You must be part of the parent IBM Z and LinuxONE Community in order to be added to the z/VM Council Community.
- Access the following link, login with your IBMid / password, and Join the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community - https://www.ibm.com/community/z/usergroups/ibmz/join.
- Send an email to Kerry Wilson - kerryw@us.ibm.com stating that you joined the parent group.
- You will then be added to the z/VM Council Community, and will receive an email confirmation with further details.
- Once added, you can access the z/VM Council Community here - https://www.ibm.com/community/z/usergroups/ibm-zvm-council